Prefix Quiz

Where would you find a prefix?

• Before the base word

• It is the base word

• After the base word

Which prefixes mean "bad/badly" and "wrong/wrongly"?

• ant-/anti-

• contra-/contro-

• counter-

• mis- and mal-

Which of the following prefixes does NOT mean "opposite" or "against"?

• ant-/anti-

• contra-/contro-

• mis-/mal-

• counter-

What does the word misinform mean?

• give facts or news that is wrong

• to spell a word wrongly

• give facts and news that is correct

• bad or improper practice

What does the word malformed meaned?

• Correctly formed

• Wrongly or badly formed

• Badly nourished

• Spelled incorrectly

Which prefix would you put with the base word acid to mean "against acid"?

• mal-

• ant-

• conter-

• mis-

Which prefix would you put with the base word freeze to mean "against freezing"?

• mal-

• ant-

• conter-

• anti-

Which prefix would you put with the base word spell to mean "wrongly spelled"?

• mal-

• contra-

• mis-

• anti-

Which prefix would you put with the base word example to mean "an example that goes against another example"?

• mal-

• counter-

• mis-

• anti-

Which prefix would you put with the base word practice to mean "bad or wrong practice"?

• mal-

• counter-

• mis-

• anti-